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FAMP RADU Ioan and ?ENDROIU Cleopatra
CCASP STRESS MANAGEMENT AND CONTRADICTIONS IN ROMANIA ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING
SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY PEOPLE

Few people recognize the needs, problems, rights and potential contributions of older people who become

refugees in their own country. Older people have special needs that must be addressed in planning our
programs. Lack of mobility, visual impairments, chronic disease often, feelings of isolation, to name just
a few of the problems they face, can make difficult access to health and basic services.

In 1990, due to reduction of the retirement age five years, temporarily, it was a rapid growth in the number
of pensioners, leading to an increase by 24% within 5 years. The percentage is in contrast with European
standards. In 1991 the system of state social insurance pensioners were 3.018 million in 1996 to reach

3.741 million. Subsequently, in January 2005, their number increased to 4.607 million (increase of 23%).

Number of pensioners in agriculture was even more pronounced, up from 1.016 million in 1991 rose to
1.612 million in 1996 (an increase of almost 50%), reaching in January 2005 to 1,430 million (a decrease

in the number their deaths due time). The increases occurred from 1991 to 1996 were determined by the
provisions of Law 80/1992, which was reduced retirement age, adopting the same level as for state social
insurance system (Romanian Parliament, 1994).

Between 1990 and 2000 there was a massive increase in the number of pensioners (with an average age
of approx. 55 years), and while this increase was a decrease in the number of employed population, so PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11 TH ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ”Strategic Management for Local Communities” 30 th – 31 st October 2015 Bucharest
that there is an increase in the degree of dependence (retirees relative to total employment). Due to the

decreasing number of contributors to social security (aging population, early retirement, unemployment,
black market labor) and the increasing number of retirees Insurance (without farmers) in Romania was

taken with increasing gradually the retirement age to 57 years to 60 for women and from 62 years to 65
for men by 2014, thereby increasing not only the number of taxpayers but also the level of pensions (by
increasing the contribution period and the possibilities the pension fund) (National Institute Of Statistics,

1998 - 2015).

Through Assistance Strategy for Refugees perspective Diversity Age and Gender (AGDM), UNHCR in
Central Europe is trying to ensure that older people can express their needs and problems, and that can
actively participate planning and implementing protection policies and activities that addressed these

issues.

Social contracting refers to a specific area of NGO-Government partnership that can take different forms
in different social models and within each country.

Description period can start to define its components:

Social - refers to activities and social services in the area - the provision of those services whose purpose
is to help citizens to have equal opportunities and access public life. But as we all know, in Romania there

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